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Special Report The First International Vacuum Electronics Conference in Review Carol L. Kory Analex Corp. Cleveland, OH W ith nearly 400 participants from industry, government and academia from almost 20 countries, the first International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) burst to life in Monterey, CA on May 2 to 4,...

Wireless Portable Symposium & Exhibition Exhibition Showcase Editor's Note: The following is a listing of product and service descriptions received from exhibitors who responded to a call for information. For a complete listing of exhibitors, see page 194. Aeroflex RDL 1246 Aeroflex RDL will exhibit a new high dynamic...

Wireless Portable Symposium & Exhibition Show Guide Following is a listing of the workshops and papers composing the technical program of the 2001 Wireless Symposium/Portable by Design Conference to be held February 12­16 in San Jose, CA. MONDAY, February 12, 2001 9:00 am to 4:30 pm ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS WKS01:...

Technical Features History of Ultra Wideband Communications and Radar: Part I, UWB Communications Although there is considerable overlap in the subcomponents of ultra wideband (UWB) communications and UWB radar/sensor systems, it is natural to treat the history of the two systems separately for several reasons. Whereas a UWB communications...

Technical Features Code Domain Analysis on W-CDMA User Equipment Transmitters Marta Iglesias-Xamani Agilent Technologies Inc. Santa Rosa, CA W ideband CDMA (W-CDMA) is one of several digital cellular technologies that is competing for the third generation (3G) cellular market. The earlier Japanese W-CDMA trial system and the European Universal...

Special Report Bluetooth-enabled Microwave Ovens for EMI Compatibility With Bluetooth™ initiatives placing bite marks on wireless communications, an associated problem that looms in the horizon in the form of EMI is attributed to electromagnetic emanations from high power ISM devices, such as microwave ovens. Since Bluetooth is largely conceived...

Special Report RAWCON2000 Conference Report Michael S. Heutmaker Lucent Technologies Princeton, NJ T he 2000 IEEE Radio and Wireless Conference (RAWCON2000), held in Denver, CO, from September 10 to 13, explored interdisciplinary aspects of RF technology and wireless communications. Approximately 250 people from 18 countries took in a program...

Special Report 2000 Wireless Workshop Review Harlan Howe Jr. Microwave Journal staff T he 2000 Wireless Workshop was held October 22 to 25 in Sedona, AZ. This was the 12th annual workshop, an event that has evolved into a technical forum and interactive discussion group for design and manufacturing...